Nudges against pandemics: Sweden’s COVID-19 containment strategy in perspective

Therapeutic potential of Paclitaxel against COVID-19

The coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 and soon became the most serious global health challenge due to high rate of human-to-human transmission. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), is a single-stranded RNA virus and belongs to the large Coronaviridae family. Paclitaxel, an antineoplastic drug extracted from the Tax...

Industry in the fight against COVID-19 crisis

Cancer, Covid-19 and the perspective of treatments.

Covid-19 pandemic had global effects on chronic patients, health systems, and the future of treatments. Among the chronic patients, people who have cancer are identifying as a vulnerable group because of their malignancy and suppressive treatments which weaken their immune system. The present descriptive-analytic article, which is conducted from studying various recent articles in Persian and E...

An Integrative Review of the Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 on Frail Older Adults: Lessons to Be Learned in Pandemics

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted tremendous pressure on people, including older adults. Frail older adults are more susceptible to the adverse consequences of the pandemic. Although many studies have investigated the susceptibility and poor medical outcomes of COVID-19 in frail people, a few studies have explored the psychosocial effects of the pandemic on this group of vulnera...

The Battle Against COVID-19: Where Do We Stand Now?